Mobile phone street repair service is a big industry in India

Street repair services for mobile phones are a big industry in India, with technicians getting a full fledged diploma from a "Mobile Repairing Institute." Jan Chipchase is leading Nokia's team which is trying to lower the cost of phones for emerging markets, an effort that also has an eco-friendly character. The group of 15 has scanned bazaars and street shops across such countries as Ghana, Brazil, Iran, India, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, China, and Mongolia to learn how end-users relate to their mobile phones. Their main finding - there's no limit to how mobile phones can be modified and how their life spans can be extended! In addition, they've also found out that breathing a new life into phones usually doesn't take a complex set of tools — in most cases, a screwdriver and a toothbrush sprayed with alcohol do the work just fine… [Via: news.com ] --- Related Articles at IntoMobile:

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